1.2(en diccionario, enciclopedia)
to look upbusca el número en la guíalook up the number in the directory

1.3(con la vista)
to try to spot, look forlo busqué entre el público pero no lo viI tried to spot him o looked for him in the crowd but I didn't see him

2
(=tratar de conseguir)[+solución]to try to findno sé lo que buscas con esa actitudI don't know what you're aiming to o trying to achieve with that attitudecon esta novela se busca la creación de un estilo diferentethis novel attempts to o aims to create a different styleyo no busco la famaI'm not looking for famesólo buscaba su dinerohe was only out for o after her moneycomo tienen una niña ahora van buscando la parejitaas they've got a girl they're trying for a boy now→ buscar excusasto make excuses→ buscar hacer algoto seek to do sth, try to do sthsiempre buscaba hacerlo lo mejor posibleshe always sought o tried to do the best possible thing→ ir a buscar algo/a algnha ido a buscar una servilletashe's gone to fetch o get a napkinve a buscar a tu madrego and fetch o get your mothervoy a buscar tabacoI'll go and get some cigarettesMODISMOS buscarla, MODISMOS buscar peleato be looking for a fight, be looking for troublevino buscando peleahe was looking for trouble o a fight, he was spoiling for a fight *MODISMOS buscar la ruina a algnto be the ruin of sbeste hijo mío me va a buscar la ruinathis son of mine will be the ruin of me

3
(=recoger)to pick up, fetch¿vais a ir a buscarme a la estación?are you going to pick me up o fetch me from the station?vino a buscar sus plantasshe came to pick up o fetch her plants

2[+problemas]no te busques más problemasdon't bring more problems on yourself, don't make more trouble for yourselfél se lo buscóhe brought it on himself, he asked for it *MODISMOS buscársela*to ask for trouble, ask for it *te la estás buscandoyou're asking for it, you're asking for troubleél se la buscóhe asked for it *